Walk Report April 25.
Another occasion where the 13 who braved the cold, wet outset, were rewarded with a very pleasant day. The bit of drizzle and a brief shower failed to dampen our enthusiasm or mar the spectacular views from Alcorn’s Rd., Springhill.
There are several, large mullock heaps in the foreground and it is pleasing to see new signage indicating the sites of mines in the district, including three in the immediate area. There are also at least four volcanoes in the distance that Brian identified, and reassured us that the last eruption was some 40,000 years ago. However, these volcanoes are dormant, not extinct. There are only two active volcanoes on Australian territory and both are in the Antarctic.
We proceeded to the site of old Smokeytown for a banana break before backtracking to take Smokeytown Rd., to the Midland Hwy.
A short distance found us at Kingston Rd., with its glorious Avenue of Honour, where we paused for a moment of reflection and a short piece of music appropriate for ANZAC Day.
(“Il Silenzio”, Nini Rosso’s trumpet version of the Last Post with accompaniment).
The Avenue took us back to our cars and most of us adjourned to, appropriately, the Smokeytown Café , in Creswick, for lunch.
The Creswick Information Centre has some excellent brochures on the district goldmining history, including a map for a tourist drive around the mines of the “Buried Rivers of Gold”.
Many thanks to Brian Hay for leading the walk and sharing his extensive knowledge of the area.
Helen Mc.
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